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🌟 JOIN FEROS CARE - MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY! 🌟Community Support Worker - Level 2
Covering areas across the Illawarra region, from Wollongong to Berry in NSW. Some days will be based in the Wollongong area, while other days will be in the Berry area.
We are Feros Care, and we care about helping people live healthier, happier, better-connected lives!
We are on the lookout for compassionate, dedicated individuals to join our team as Aged Care Support Workers.
Since 1990, we have been changing lives for older Australians and people with disabilities, and now, we want you to be part of that impact!
✨ Why Feros Care?
At Feros Care, we do not just provide care - we transform lives. We are proud of our values as we strive to be Game Changers , Dream Makers , Kindness Champions , and Culture Shapers . As a member of our team, you will make an incredible difference in the lives of our clients while shaping a brighter future for the community.
🌍 We Value Diversity
We actively seek to include, welcome and value the unique contributions of all people. We
encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with disability.
💡 What Your Day Could Include
- Personal Care: Supervising showers or baths, toileting, applying and removing compression garments, grooming, skin care, oral hygiene, assisting with eating, transferring clients in and out of bed/chair/car, and mobility assistance where safe to do so.
- Domestic Assistance: Housework, spring cleaning, laundry, making beds, tidying rooms, storing clothes, cleaning wardrobes, meal preparation, light gardening, and care of indoor plants.
- Social & Emotional Support: Help clients stay connected through technology and activities.
- Transportation: Shopping, medical visits, and supporting community connections.
- Competitive Pay: $32.86 p/hour + 11.5% super
- Tax-Free Benefits: Salary packaging up to $15,899 p.a. + Meal and Entertainment Card ($2,650 pre-tax)
- Travel Reimbursement: 99c per km.
- Equipment: Smartphone and specific tools provided.
- Support: Full rostering and administrative support for appointment management.
- Professional Development: Training and career growth opportunities
- Parental Leave: 9 weeks paid (for eligible applicants)
- Prior experience in community or residential care and understand that the role includes providing domestic assistance.
- Hold a Certificate III or IV in Individual Support/Aged Care and can provide a transcript of completed modules to verify your qualification.
- Have Current First Aid Certificate (or willingness to obtain one).
- Have a valid Australian driver's licence and access to a registered, insured vehicle.
- You are comfortable traveling up to 45 minutes to 1 hour to reach clients.
- Full COVID-19 vaccinations are highly desirable
- Successful candidates will Initially work 20-30 hours per fortnight, with potential to increase hours.
- Preferably be available to start shifts as early as 7:00 AM and have availability across weekdays, with a minimum of three weekdays per week.
- Availability for alternating weekends is highly desirable but not mandatory.
If successful, you will be required to undertake a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and provide evidence of your right to work in Australia.
💬 For inquiries, accessibility needs, or other possibilities please reach out to **************@feroscare.com.au
Ready to make a difference? Apply today and start shaping the future with Feros Care! 🌟
Feros Care acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of this land and pays respect to Elders past, present, and emerging.
4 Apr 2025;
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